Springs & Coilovers

[prepree]

Hi Guys,
Looking to drop my golf, its standard set up at the moment and i have the 17"monza alloys, in the near future i will look at either 18 or 19" but looking to drop it first.

So i have the following questions as iv never dont this before, Im looking at 30mm F&R drop with Eibach Pro Kit Springs, is 30mm ok with future plans to up the size of alloy? Will it affect ride comfort massively??

My friend mentioned a coilover kit, however they are obviously mush higher in price is it worth it for every day use??

sorry if this is school boy question!!

[Hurdy]

Mine is dropped 40mm on 18 x 8 alloys and I just get the odd touch on maximum compression.

It will very much depend on how wide the alloys are and what offset rather than how low you go.

[Jimp]

Which alloys are those Hurdy? The lightweight ones or the ed30 ones?

[revo carl]

we use (and i've always used) KW V3's on our cars and if i'm perfectly honest they're great; they give you all the adjustment you could want on a fast road car and can be setup to feel just a little firmer but still oem and smooth

[prepree]

Mine is dropped 40mm on 18 x 8 alloys and I just get the odd touch on maximum compression.

It will very much depend on how wide the alloys are and what offset rather than how low you go.

Thanks Hurdy - all im looking to do is upgrade to the 18" monzas, i believe they have an offset of 42
Im quite lucky with most of the roads where i live dont have many pot holes etc i just dont want to lower to much and end up with rubbing etc.

[gazbutmk5gti]

STD Monza offset is ET51

[RedRobin]

we use (and i've always used) KW V3's on our cars and if i'm perfectly honest they're great; they give you all the adjustment you could want on a fast road car and can be setup to feel just a little firmer but still oem and smooth

.... x2

Extremely smooooth at speed but hard, not harsh, at slow speed on broken surfaces.

I've just had VWR-KW-V3's fitted. The key to results is getting an expert to do the settings imo.

[dan_apps]

Extremely smooooth at speed but hard, not harsh, at slow speed on broken surfaces.

I've just had VWR-KW-V3's fitted. The key to results is getting an expert to do the settings imo.

what kind of money were they Robin, just out of interest, i know the V2's are about £800.

[RedRobin]

Extremely smooooth at speed but hard, not harsh, at slow speed on broken surfaces.

I've just had VWR-KW-V3's fitted. The key to results is getting an expert to do the settings imo.

what kind of money were they Robin, just out of interest, i know the V2's are about £800.

....I've just tried posting my fully illustrated review as a new topic on this forum, but there's a character limit!!

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HIT THE 'REPORT TO MODERATOR' BUTTON ON MY POST TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION

To answer your quezzie, £1,547.47 incl everything incl fitting WALK and wishbone poly bushes and corner-weighting and professional setting up. But they're not standard V3's but exclusive to VW Racing - Details in my review I can't post!

[Hurdy]

Which alloys are those Hurdy? The lightweight ones or the ed30 ones?

The Team Dynamics lightweight ones